The Basque History of the World
by Mark Kurlansky | History | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 9780099284130 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 9780099284130 Global Overview for this book
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GoryDetails
of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 1/25/2020
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
GoryDetails of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 1/25/2020 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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I got this softcover from a local Salvation Army thrift shop. (It has some underlining here and there, but it's not too bad.) The subject intrigued me because I knew some Basque people - there's a significant population in the American west, where many of them moved to work as sheepherders. And I've enjoyed other books by Kurlansky, including Cod and Big Oyster.
Later: A pretty thorough history, touching on politics, art, food - and language; their Euskara language is unrelated to other European languages. Festivals, other customs, justice systems, and more...
Later: A pretty thorough history, touching on politics, art, food - and language; their Euskara language is unrelated to other European languages. Festivals, other customs, justice systems, and more...
Journal Entry 2 by GoryDetails at Little Free Library, 1 South Common Street (Public Library Grounds) in Topsfield, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, October 27, 2020
GoryDetails at Little Free Library, 1 South Common Street (Public Library Grounds) in Topsfield, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (10/27/2020 UTC) at Little Free Library, 1 South Common Street (Public Library Grounds) in Topsfield, Massachusetts USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.I left this book in the Little Free Library on this cool autumn day; hope someone enjoys it!
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*** Released for the 2020 Tick Tock challenge. ***
